Donald Trump makes more billions as media company soars on Wall Street debut

The Sydney Morning Herald03-27

Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped more than 50 per cent in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large holdings in the company as well as the smaller...

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It says it wants to focus on the long-term instead of “short-term decision-making.”For the long term, though, sceptics see struggles ahead for a company that’s estimated to have far fewer users than rivals in a business where gaining a critical mass is key.“I think there is a possibility of, sooner or later, the stock price falling by 95 per cent,” said Jay Ritter, a professor and expert on initial public offerings of stock at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.Trump would undoubtedly disagree with that assessment. On Monday, he told reporters that “Truth Social is doing very well. It’s hot as a pistol and doing great.” On Tuesday, he posted “I LOVE TRUTH SOCIAL, I LOVE THE TRUTH!,” on the platform.So far, investors’ bet on the former president and Truth Social have paid off. But the company has acknowledged that there are risks associated with Trump’s outsized influence.LoadingTrump Media, which is based in Palm Beach, Florida, said in a regulatory filing that it “is highly dependent on the popularity and presence of President Trump.” If the former president were to limit or discontinue his relationship with the company for any reason, including due to his campaign to regain the presidency, the company “would be significantly disadvantaged.”Acknowledging Trump’s involvement in numerous legal proceedings, the company noted that “an adverse outcome in one or more” of the cases could negatively affect Trump Media and Truth Social.Another risk, the company said, was that as a controlling stockholder, Trump would be entitled to vote his shares in his own interest, which may not always be in the interests of all the shareholders generally.AP, ReutersThe Market Recap newsletter is a wrap of the day’s trading. 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